Rainhill · St Helens · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Rainhill?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,414.74£11.36 more than the St Helens Band D average (£2,403.38).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27RainhillBand D
  • St Helens council£1,975.65
  • Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner£293.97
  • Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority£101.25
  • Liverpool City Region Combined Authority£24.00
  • Rainhill parish precept£19.87
Total for the year£2,414.74
Parish part
£19.87
+£0.81 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,609.83
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£241.47
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
3,703
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Rainhill, 2026-27

Estimates: the St Helens average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,609.83£160.986/9
Band B£1,878.13£187.817/9
Band C£2,146.44£214.648/9
Band D£2,414.74£241.479/9
Band E£2,951.35£295.1311/9
Band F£3,487.96£348.8013/9
Band G£4,024.57£402.4615/9
Band H£4,829.48£482.9518/9

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Band D in Rainhill compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Rainhill figure is an estimate

RainhillRainhill£2,415St Helens averageSt Helens average£2,403No parish partNo parish part£2,395England averageEngland average£2,392
RainhillRainhill£2,415St Helens aver…St Helens average£2,403No parish partNo parish part£2,395England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Rainhill
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Rainhill in 2026-27

Rainhill's local council set a precept of £73,579 for 2026-27, raised from 3,703 Band D-equivalent homes: £19.87 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £19.06, so it has risen by £0.81 (4.2%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,300.03 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across St Helens: £1,975.65 for St Helens council, £293.97 for Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner, £101.25 for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority, £24.00 for Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

Council tax by band in Rainhill, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,609.83£1,610AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,878.13£1,878BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,146.44£2,146CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,414.74£2,415DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,951.35£2,951EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,487.96£3,488FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,024.57£4,025GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,829.48£4,829HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,609.83£1,610AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £1,878.13£1,878BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,146.44£2,146CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,414.74£2,415DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £2,951.35£2,951EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,487.96£3,488FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,024.57£4,025GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £4,829.48£4,829HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Rainhill, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,609.83£160.98£134.15£1,594.356/9
Band B£1,878.13£187.81£156.51£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,146.44£214.64£178.87£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,414.74£241.47£201.23£2,391.529/9
Band E£2,951.35£295.13£245.95£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,487.96£348.80£290.66£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,024.57£402.46£335.38£3,985.8715/9
Band H£4,829.48£482.95£402.46£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Rainhill?
About £2,414.74 for 2026-27, of which £19.87 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Rainhill?
About £1,878.13 a year, or £187.81 a month over 10 payments.
How does Rainhill compare with the rest of St Helens?
Its parish precept adds £19.87 to a Band D bill; across St Helens parish precepts add £8.51 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in St Helens with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method